The Friday car boot sale at Calbourne Recreation Centre is a practical west Wight stop for anyone who likes a rummage, a cheap find and a village-hall cuppa in the same evening. Sellers enter the field from 3.15pm, with no setting up until 4pm. Buyers are asked to wait until 4.30pm before entering the selling area, which keeps the crossroads clear and gives organisers time to get the field ready.
Entry for buyers is by donation, with money going to Isle of Wight SANDS Group and the IOW Huntington's Disease Association. Sellers pay per vehicle on the way into the selling area, and the organiser has asked for no food stalls. That leaves refreshments in the village hall from 3.30pm, eat-in or takeaway, plus The Plaza Ices on the field.
Treat it as a cash-and-carry village evening rather than a polished retail market. Bring cash for seller fees, donations and refreshments, and arrive at the correct time rather than queuing early on the main road. Calbourne Recreation Centre is the anchor for the sale, and the community events calendar is worth checking for similar local fundraisers.
